Mikhail Ugarov — a person who caused a commotion in Russian theater, traditional and conservative. Together with Elena Gremina, his wife and ally, he launched the "New Drama" movement, reinvented documentary theater, and opened an independent venue in Moscow, "Teatr.doc," which produced more resonant events in the first twenty years of the century than any Moscow theater with status and state funding. Thanks to Ugarov, modern dramaturgy came to the Russian stage, along with a marginalized reality that had previously found no place on the boards or on screens. When in the 2010s the state monopolized the picture of the world, working with reality became a political act as well. This book contains Ugarov's direct speech — his interviews, lectures at the Creative Writing School, and seminars at Marina Razbelochkina's School of Documentary Film and Theater. There is no doubt that his line of thought and lessons will continue to serve and help develop the vision of reality for those who are willing and able.